to cut → to dilute 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme cut
meaning 1 to cut
direction →
meaning 2 to dilute, to water
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comment The second meaning is an Americanism. Cf. also the term 'cut black product'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme couper
meaning 1 to cut couper des branches
to cut branches
direction →
meaning 2 to dilute, to water (wine, milk) couper du vin
to water down wine
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme kupieren
meaning 1 to cut, to trim, to crop (tail and ears in dogs and horses)
direction →
meaning 2 to dilute, to water (wine), to dissolve (paint)
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme tagliare
meaning 1 to cut
direction →
meaning 2 to dilute (e.g. wine)
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